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This was in my regular rotation as a teen in the mid-90s. I don’t listen to it much anymore as my tastes have changed quite a bit since then, but I can still sing along to most of the album. Some of the songs start sounding very similar, which is the only thing keeping this from being a 5 for me.
who hasn't heard of green day at this point? my dad has owned this cd physically for years. the third and one of the first big releases from the band, recorded in only a few weeks. it's currently the best selling album from green day. fast, fierce punk rock, written by a very young billie joe armstrong. fun fact, the original title for the album was "liquid dookie". this is punk rock, or rather pop punk rock. like a few past albums i've listened to, probably the best thing about this album is its consistency. green day has some of the catchiest rock songs ever written, truly some big anthems that anyone, young and old would want to get together and sing along with. consistency is a great thing, but as the cd plays on, i WILL admit that the songs do start to blend in with one another. this album is great! but i feel like it could have less tracks. some of the final tracks are only like one minute thirty or around two minutes long. this album is very nostalgic for a lot of people and i agree with those sentiments. if more specific ratings were a thing on here, i'd wanna give this a 4.2.
I really like the intro, just throws you right in with no buildup. Really solid album I love the vibes. It gives me Tony Hawk pro skater vibes for some reason, specifically from the PS2, but I love it.
Hella fun. Basket Case - She - Sassafras Roots makes such a good three song run. Billie Joe Armstrong has the most iconic voice.
I liked it! Basket Case is my fave, didn't know Armstrong was bi. I also love the album cover. Album reminds me of the beauty of being young
Listening to American Idiot again made me realize that I somehow after all this time have not gotten to hear Dookie, so seeing this was a pleasant surprise. The album was really good, a more standard approach to Green Day, but that does not make it any less good. It's like the "Who's Next" to American Idiot's "Tommy" or "Quadrophenia". A thrilling pop-punk record filled with bangers. Fav Songs Welcome to Paradise Basket Case Longview Is it Top 1001 Worthy (is it essential)? Yes, not only is it some of Green Days best work, but it is some of the best in the Pop-punk genre. A worthy listen.
Classic album and a personal fav! own it on cd! It honestly reminds me of my ex and of good times.
This was a nice surprise, I've never was a huge fan of Green Day, and their overplayed hits got old two decades ago. But listening to those same hits in context of the album they were on makes them shine more. Billy Joe's guitar tone is killer, but Dirnt's basslines are what carries these guys.
Bio bi najdosadniji album s gomilom identičnih pjesama da nije mojih voljenih Longview i When I Come Around. Zbog njih ipak bolji utisak.
Liked this on release. Still like it now.
!!! Basket Case alone could warrant five stars but I’ll control myself.
holds up almost as well as when it was initially released. There is something timeless about Billy Joes voice
Dookie was a great listen. Enjoyed the drumming. Definitely a punk rock classic.
It might not be one of the best albums, but definetly the one that influenced me the most, when I was young. After hearing this record, I got into Punkrock and discovered all time faves like Bad Religion, NOFX, Black Flag,… So, thanks! Fav: Chump
4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/green-day/dookie/ Due to being 2 years old when this was released, my introduction to Green Day was with American Idiot (which I also expect will pass by in the list?). I've listened to Dookie ever since, but not very often, aside from the main hits (that slap!). I should've; this is nice! Doesn't reach American Idiot levels for me (yet), but that's mainly due to nostalgia.
Excellent album, love the fiery lyrics, an Easy 4 Star album
Didn’t like them when they broke out but grew to like them. There is a bit of filler here but the highs are very high. Not as consistent as Offspring’s Smash or Rancid’s …And Out Come the Wolves
Variety isn't bad for punk. Pretty decent for what it is
J'ai bien aimé, j'ai même ajouté un titre, mais c'est pas un coup de foudre
I don’t think I’ve ever listened to this whole album, I had some thoughts on better sequencing but beyond that super enjoyable. Very strong major label debut
Its not the most perfect punk album but damn does it come close. i would have gave it a 5/5 but im not 15 anymore. which does not mean i hate this album or punk, quite the opposite but i have since grown to appreciate what this album did at the time and really shows how strong green day was before they kinda fell off for me. ill never not love welcome to paradise.......
Memories
DO YOU HAVE THE TIME that’s the only song i recognised and my main takeaway from listen to this album was holy shit that is one strong american accent. that being said I did enjoy it, reminds be of early Panic! albums, which were probably inspired by this i imagine
Knew and liked a few of the songs, discovered a few more that I like!
Klassieker
Hoewel mijn Green Day fase al een jaar of 15 achter de rug is, zit ik gewoon weer opgelaten te luchtdrummen als Tre erin knalt op Basket Case. Ja, het is allemaal wat simpel en veilig, maar de opbeurende skatepunk van Dookie is vooral gewoon tof. Sterke vocal harmonies, aanstekelijke reffreintjes. Snel en leuk.
Nice album, more familiar with American idiot
Another low 4 due to preponderance of very good songs amidst pop-punk filler
Pretty good for what it is.
Listened to it a couple of times to confirm it wasn't a 5
Green day puro, temazos como "She" y "Basket case", me encanta.
Make a donation to donate@924gilman.org for Alternative Music Foundation if you like this as much as I do, you bloody bollocks!
322/1089 this type of skater punk pop rock is pretty fun to listen to, some bits sound quite folky which i like. i also like that the tracks are pretty fast paced, there’s a good amount of tracks that are around 2mins spread throughout so the album doesn’t drag too much faves: Longview, Emenius Sleepus, Basket Case, Welcome to Paradise 75/100
Listening session: june 3rd, while mealprepping Listened to before: listened to this album a few times before Thoughts: this album makes me feel like I’m in a 90s teen movie in a good way Favourite tracks: Longview, Welcome to Paradise & Basket Case
In the beginning I thought well that not really 100% what I like. The lyrics and their topics got me. Some of those songs will make it to my list of favourites.
Listens: 2.5 Standout Tracks: Longview, Welcome To Paradise, When I Come Around For me, this is one of those albums where the singles are excellent, and really do a lot of the heavy lifting on the album, but the rest of the album sort of fades into the background. I want to like the album more than I actually do. Despite what the description says, I never considered this to be "punk" music growing up; its just got way too much mainstream appeal and its way to melodic and pop-y. That was obviously the goal, though (financially). This album, and perhaps Green Day functions as a nexus point between a bunch of genres: Punk, Grunge, classic rock, and what came after it: 2000s Pop, Emo, "Goth", Ska, Post-grunge, Nu-metal, and post-hardcore. I grew up in the 90s and 2000s and this deluge of musical genres was nigh unavoidable, even if you weren't really into any of it. I dabbled in Ska and Nu-metal, but mostly stayed comfortably under the "alternative rock" umbrella. It wasn't until later that I got into some of the aforementioned genres, but even still, I really don't "do" Emo and Goth music. It all feels quite whiny and thin. But I digress; I think this is a perfectly fine album. I don't think it's something that will enter my rotation, but I recognize its cultural importance. I also always thought that Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) was on this album, but it is, in fact, not.
Classic 90's pop punk. 14 tracks rattle by. All with single potential.
A seminal pop punk album, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't already over them by 18 or 19. Even so, this has got hits that still hit and the other stuff also rocks. Not too sure about that last track where it sounds like Billie Joe is trying to sound developmentally disabled.
Let me be me bro
Awesome album by the Green Day - couple classics right there.
Solid! Throwback to my childhood. Grateful that it's on this list,, and I listened to it again after many years.
No nonsense brilliant us slacker punk pop.
The argument around Green Day's punk credentials obscured the fact that Dookie is one of the great guitar pop albums of the 90s. Every song is a winner, from the snare hits opening "Burnout" through to the gear shifting "F.O.D". Sure it's very much a teenager's album in a lot of ways, and as a teenager at the time, this was massive, not only as a gateway to punk, but also as one of the most replayable pop albums I'd heard. In context too it was an important release to all of the darkness that grunge brought - it was released less than a couple of months before Kurt died, so by the time it hit my radar it was sorely needed. It's not an album that I find myself reaching for as an older and maybe more jaded middle aged guy, but it's still undeniable as a classic 90s album.
Perfect
no notes!!! Rager!!! 8/10
Takes me back, great listen.
Although you can hear a more radio-ready mix and mastering in terms of the actual sound, not a lot changed in Green Day's songwriting from Kerplunk to Dookie all things considered. My point is you'd be hard-pressed to spot the differences with this jump to the majors except for the elephant in the room which is the giant corporate machine now behind them. I get the whole narrative about scene betrayal and have been down the road with bands I supported before they grabbed the brass ring, etc. Certainly not discounting all of that but I do think it's remarkable how consistent these two records are when you get down to it. True heads may question anything post John Kiffmeyer out / Tré Cool in, you can always say that "they sold out earlier", but this begins to feel like a flavor of the No True Scotsman fallacy. Anyway, what are we doing here with this review? You probably already have feelings about Dookie and you might even know what it sounds like. It was one of the biggest albums of the 90s and helped (re)launch the commercial viability of the pop-punk genre — and everyone poops after all.
Dookie can be hard album to evaluate. It's sort of a monumental landmark album, but not quite in musical sense as much as cultural one. There's nothing particularly unique or special about green day and yet this album has a specific sound that never quite gets duplicated when people try. Perhaps it's the partcular influences these guys bring in, their lineage coming out of bay area punk comes through loud and clear, but they are clearly poppier and more radio friendly than a lot of those bands. Maybe it's just that these three guys have a really natural interplay on a musical level. Whatever the reason, this album blew Green Day up beyond belief. They became a cultural force that could never really go away, for better or worse. They headlined Coachella in 2024, they played before the super bowl on national television this year. There's a marvel that this album is what launched all that into even being a remote possibility. Before this they were a bunch of young punks from SF that Reprise took on shot on trying to find the next big rock band now that grunge seemed to have run its course. There's a lot to be said about Green Day and what they became. Their journey from being countercultural weirdos to being one of the handful of the biggest acts on the planet. These days they aren't really countercultural anymore, the more the default band for the guy "doesn't like what's on the radio." They make constant political statements, but they aren't actually radical. They play alternative music, but they fill stadiums. 32 years after the dookie dropped, they have been fully subsumed by culture. It's fascinating to keep that in mind when you listen to this record. Is that story a triumph or a tragedy? ultimately is depends on your individual views, but I think that certainly makes this an essential listen, if only to see where the tide shifted.
I’ve always seen this album around but never listened to it all the way through until now. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Everything the youth of the 90’s loved about Alternative Music is embedded in this album: the angst without feeling corny or forced, catchy lyrics, some humor, and a great showcase of chaotic (in the best way) drums
This has some great ones. Lots of nostalgia.
Ok, I think I actually have come around now that Dookie has been generated; I enjoyed this so much more than American Idiot. It’s still pop punk, they have a ton of pop sensibilities, but there’s still some edge here and a lot of creative approaches to these songs. In particular, I really enjoyed the bass playing throughout; a lot of simple, but hooky bass lines.
Green Day was inescapable in late high school, and yet I was never much of a fan nor had I listened to a whole album before this list. This is pretty great although not as great as American Idiot.
The thing is, this IS a great album. Had Green Day never gone mainstream, this still would have been right up there with all the best pop-punk albums from that time. Is it the defining pop punk album of the mid-90s? Probably not. Does it deserve a spot on the 1001 list? Probably not. Anyway, it's a great listen, and I'm glad they're still going strong after all these years.
I had only listened to American Idiot prior (in full) - a more ambitious project than Dookie for sure. I really like the bridge in Welcome to Paradise.
Reminded me fondly of my youth. Being 14, loving skateboarding and getting mix tape CD's from my mate introducing me to all sorts of new bands.
THE quintessential pop punk album. Not my favorite by Green Day, but it is in my opinion the most approachable and cohesive album from their raw era. Fav track: Pulling Teeth
novamente, concordo com o amigo do site é um pop punk muito bem executado, mas falta alguma coisa? ainda assim, legal
bom, basket case é um clássico (pra quem curte). eu nunca fui mto do green day não, mas não é ruim, só falta alguma coisa. definitivamente mais POP do que PUNK, mas tá valendo, as guitarrinhas são massa. fato aleatório: em meados de 2011 eu tinha depressão e um TUMBLR (pois é) e era amigo duma menina curitibana que curtia MUITO green day. nunca me desceu mto, mas ela era gente boa e me ajudou bastante. espero que ainda esteja viva.
Shermz: yessss finally an album ive actually heard before. Remind me to sing during the next K bby :) Wenz: hahah, I have not heard about this album before… but quite good. I will remind you to sing during Karaoke 😆
I love this album but I grew up with it so I'm biased
7/10
Still holds up after 30 years, albeit a little less impressive than it was hearing it as an angsty pre-teen. The key is the production, which somehow captures all three distinctly while blasting you in the face, something others tried to replicate but never really could. Still, it's all a bit of the same, and so it thrives on nostalgia more than true greatness.
Excellent pop punk from a band that made a lot of not-excellent stuff after. Green Day isn't in my top few bands of the genre, but with their popularity, Dookie is easy to point to as one of the best examples of the genre. When I Come Around, Basket Case, Longview, Welcome to Paradise, you never go too long in this album without a reminder of how these three were just tapping into something.
I can't explain why I don't like most punk music but I love Green Day. Their debut album Dookie is so good. I love the way the songs flow into one another and tell the story of a drugged up deadbeat. Big fan, classic Green Day.
Classic for a reason, love Green Day, but would choose another of their albums over this one, hence 4 stars.
Great album with a few classics.
THE quintessential pop punk album. Not my favorite by Green Day, but it is in my opinion the most approachable and cohesive album from their raw era. Fav track: Pulling Teeth
Fantastic album again. Iconic, influential, and just great songs. Some stuff I'd forgotten about on here.
Идеальная музыка, когда тебе 16. Не слушала Green Day с 2012 года. Почувствовала от этого всю тяжесть бытия на своих плечах. Kerplunk и Nimrod мне всегда нравились больше, но ниже 4 рука не поднимется поставить. Всему было свое время.
FINALLY a punk album that I don't hate!
Es muy divertido, fue un álbum muy disfrutable. Es curioso porque no pensé que me fuera a gustar pero me sorprendió. No lo llamaría punk, quizás es un punk más accesible (digo porque yo no soy alguien que disfrute particularmente del género), por eso entiendo el hate que pueden llegar a tener. Me recordó que soy joven, tonto y puedo llegar a ser cool.
Quite a fun record. Infectious melodies and hard driving tunes keep it moving at a good pace. There’s a youthful naïveté comes through that’s easy to like. 4
fun and catchy. much prefer this to american idiot
Solid album. I was always a fan of the singles but never gave the full album its due mostly because of Billy Joe's future personality. I see why they are well regarded as they are.
I always resented Green Day. Coming up at this time I was down with pop punk with Offspring, Lagwagon, NoFX, etc but this band seemed like it was blessed by the gods of radio/MTV undeservedly. Tres Cool is a legend regardless.
This album is one that opened the door to music for me. It's probably a big part of why I learned an instrument and joined bands. Teenage me poured over every aspect of it. It's basically a musical comfort blanket and today has been a massive nostalgia trip. Good times.
Geiler Punk Rock! Nicht das beste Album aber schon sehr gut.
It's not my favorite Green Day album, however, it's still a Green Day album, soooooooo ... 4 stars
Me alegro el día
pop rock, not that interesting but some godd standalone tracks
Tails off at the end, but a classic album all in all
Haven't listened to this in ages. Really like early Greenday. Longview is catchy.
Listened to some Green Day years ago. But never explored them much beyond their hits. It’s a very 90s punk sound that feels more classic now. I guess that makes sense since it’s 30 years old. The non single songs kind of have a generic quality to them, but the hit songs are really fun and good. Kind of a weird album. It’s like yeah Green Day is fine and all, but doesn’t seem like anything special. Longview is better than anything else on the front of the album. Is it just familiarity? I enjoy the slowed down style on Pulling Teeth. I might have spoke too soon. After a few forgettable tracks to it’s full of good songs from Longview on until at least When I Come Around. Actually ended up enjoying way more than I thought. It’s definitely really good at its best and just okay sometimes. But feels like a 4. It surprisingly holds up well.
Sorpresivamente espectacular. No me llamaba mucho la atención grindei pero he gozado
Sounds like how a teenager's bedroom smells. Pop punk 101
i actually listened to this one unconsciously its one of my sisters favorite albums and i was basically forced to listen to it sp yeah its ok not rlly my type but some songs still hold a place in my hearr
oh i’ve heard this hundreds of times as a teenager. love the bit between chump and longview, endlessly cool. i LOVE longview. as a bass player, it’s so cool. i remember these songs being longer. not in a bad way, just didn’t realize they were so short.
There was certainly a sound in the early 90s
gut halt, kennt man, hört sich nur wieder alles ähnlich an
Like if my favorite pony did its best trick for me :) can’t believe i never listened to this album! Bangerthon! Important
👍
Amazing debut album that kicked off an entire resurgence of punk. Chocked full of hooks and great riffs
I had my Green Day phase and it's good to revisit that. It's nostalgic with good catchy songs. Good pick, will be back to the album when I wish to go back to that younger self that listened to this.
Gg
escutei faz muito tempo mas lembro que achei meio trilha sonora do Scooby doo
It's energetic and cool with great bangers. A pretty solid record. Favorite Songs: Longview ; Basket Case
Maybe it's the 90s teen nostalgia (a friend at school copied this album on cassette for me) but I think I might like Dookie more now than I did at the time. It's a tad same-y, but there's less filler than I remembered.
if 13 year old me was rating this it would be an instant 5 but unfortunately i have aged since then
A couple of good songs, but not their best. 3.5
I did not know Green Day was such a fun band 30 years ago and I did not know Basket Case is their song. Perfect for Friday!
Solid listen. This isn't really my genre but it does feel like an album I needed to listen to. 4/5
Never really been into pop punk but this was good
Its a classic!
punk. catchy. fun. 90s.
ugh... I want to rate this a 5 soooo bad it's like a 4.75 though so it gets a 4. One of the first "punk" groups I listened to as a young man.
Hard to understate how prominent this album was in the mid-90s
It has Basket Case soooo uhhhhhhh...
So Green day is my guiltiest of pleasures I'm not gonna lie, so ofc I enjoyed this. The suprising thing here is that Billie Joe Armstrong really hasn't changed his singing style all that much in 30 years, and I think considering how much I enjoyed this versus anything of their recent work is proof that pop-punk lives and dies on its attitude. It's the kind of rage-at-nothing-and-everything nihilistic screed that comes around from the brainrot of the trashiest side of suburbia that might absolutely turn me off elsewhere, but here I think it works. Longview is a great example of that maddening boredom in action (or rather inaction). I'm suprised Green Day hasn't become a calling card for chuds and incels (besides their very most popular songs), and I think that's half in part due to their open political stances but also a kind of self awareness that the lifestyle they're portraying deeply sucks. That self awareness is the key to all this balancing out for me. It's very much the 90s musical version of Catcher in the Rye (even down to the reference of paying a sex worker just so you can talk to them about your feelings), and like the Catcher in the Rye its going to be divisive for that. But I like Catcher in the Rye, and I also like this album. It's a high 4, I think as a full album experience it does run out of things to say towards the last half.
Excellent Punk album
Never been a huge Green Day fan but I did enjoy this
Not necessarily my favourite style of music, but I do appreciate its influence (so many of these songs are staples for young kids when they are first starting in bands) and some of the songs have achieved classic status.
i like it. i assume that some people think it gets repetitive, but i really like the sound even if it is.
Green Day has always been a frustrating band for me. I really like their punk and a lot of their pop-punk, but they occasionally put out some pop rock which I find very annoying. Fortunately, this album has more of the first two elements and only moderate elements of the third.
Billy Joe freakin' Armstrong. So much energy. Hard to comment on this musically, because it feels like a lotta powerchords and its not subtle at all. If i knew more about the history of this kinda music, it could be a 5 (cultural impact points). It's a solid, solid 4.
johnny test music
Classic album from my college days. Oddly one of these songs was stuck in my head when I woke up today and then I got this album in my queue
Pas mon style habituel mais j’ai plutôt bien aimé!
My rating 3.8. Great album. Just one catchy pop punk song after another.
wel awesome, veel tzelfde wel
gran album
Songs like “Basket Case” and “When I Come Around” proved that Green Day could be a sensation. But “Longview,” “Welcome to Paradise,” and “She” showed flashes of brilliance and the potential beyond their slacker punk exterior. This is musical and lyrical too: “She, she’s figured out / All her doubts were someone else’s point of view.” For many bands “pop punk” would be an insult. But for Green Day, their pop sensibilities actually meant they had the tools and talent to expand their sound in many directions. Each of their albums has deep cuts and great moments, and they keep adding new layers all the way up till “American Idiot.” That 2004 album was a sensation too, but “Idiot” proved that all their potential could be channeled into a true masterpiece of biography, cultural critique, and astounding musicianship. Strong 4/5 for Dookie, with a strong encouragement to go listen to “Homecoming” — where it all comes together at the end of “American Idiot.”
You might remember many of these singles from back in 1994, but entire album is solid. I have to admit that I didn't envision them becoming the band that would eventually deliver American Idiot - despite small signs even then. Great early effort by Green Day! Enjoy. I did.
I was not sure how I would like a whole album of 90s Green Day, but was very happy that the high energy didn't get tiring at all. The songs where different enough from each other and the sound was generally pleasant.
I did like Green Day quite a bit when I was younger, but I was mainly listening to the 21st century albums. I have never listened to this one in full before. It’s fun. Probably not what I would’ve liked when I was 12, but I definitely like it now
Legendary pop punk record that brought Green Dsy to the masses, the songs flow nicely and the production and mix sound excellent. It's a record aimed to teens, but can be listened by everyone, with political tones and relatable situations. A 10/10 record anytime.
A great example of the genre - the hits are big, the deep cuts usually have some interesting stuff going on and the lyrics are relatable but brilliant. There are some inconsistentices - I'm fairly usually there's some weird production changes between songs, particularly around volume - but it can take it.
This came out a little too late for me, it's a real Millennial classic that I was aware of but more or less ignored in an era when I was just listening to what I knew. Years removed, I have a deep appreciation for the sheer volume of great songs here. GD gets a bad rap from olds like me because of the Pop Punk label. Forget the stupid corporate labels and enjoy the big (not so) dumb music. Also, these guys are underrated as a live act, a relentlessly tight rock and roll machine
I’m not a big Green Day fan by any means but every song on Dookie is pretty good. Maybe worth checking out more
Me gusto, algunas canciones me hacen acordar a un amigo. También a cuando escuchaba esta banda de adolescente jijis
I saw this album performed live last year and it RULED; today I appreciated how the record makes it sound small but bursting at the seams. It's so energetic and fun.
Banger overall. Some tracks aren’t as polished as I’d like.
Nostalgic! Love this album and need to listen to it more often
Yeah!
It’d be impossible to say this was anything other than a good album. Though it teetered off a bit in the second half, the strong first half led by "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around" make up for it.
I’ve never been a fan of Green Day, but I will say I was impressed with the production quality, and listening to the whole album in order gave the songs a distinct context… lyrics-wise, there seems to be a lot of overlap and several songs seem to be about the same thing.
Mentally when I listen to this, I’m controlling Tony Hawk as he skateboards around Alcatraz or the Zoo. Somewhere in the depths of the internet is a video of me playing the drums to “When I Come Around” back in my glory days. Top songs: Longview, Welcome to Paradise, Basket Case, When I Come Around
Do you have the time to listen to me whine?
Some classics, maybe a bit repetitive overall?
Enorme Banger mais un poil juste pour le 5 étoiles
Want to give this a 4.5 but it's not a choice. Great album, great hits. Couple of unmemorable songes, but the memorable ones put Green Day on the map.
quelli che dicono che il pop punk non è vero punk forse hanno ragione, ma a me piace lo stesso moltissimo
This album is really good. I had already listened to it before, but anytime I can get a chance to listen to this album is amazing. So many good songs on this record, like Pulling Teeth, Chump, Longview, Having a Blast, Basket Case, She, When I Come Around, Welcome to Paradise, and just so many more. This is the album that showed that Green Day was going to be a mainstay, and it still holds up.
3,8/5
The transition from Chump into Longview is the point at which I came around and realised that Green Day's song craft on this record is actually really solid. This isn't my style of music and it definitely passed me by in my adolescence, but I can definitely appreciate what a tight and often inventive band they are on this album. Mike Dirnt's bass lines are often the magic ingredient.
Highlights: Burnout, Having a Blast, Longview, Pulling Teeth, Basket Case, She, When I Come Around, F.O.D. Dookie is somewhat of an essential record for white people at this point to a degree that I'm a bit sick when I hear it. It just captures the 90s zeitgeist too well for me not to cringe a bit while listening to it. It sounds like what a modern parody of the period would. Don't get me wrong doe, it's a love/hate relationship, not just pure hate. My biggest issue is of course with Basket Case and When I Come Around - suburban normie "punk" anthems. They do sound good doe. I don't have such an issue with Longview for instance since it doesn't get so much airplay. As I was writing this little rant Chump was playing - a correct diagnosis of my state of mind (just a hater). The record is highly revisitable and the highlights are dope. It's amazing how they hit a perfect length where no track overstays its welcome. Yeah, the style is a bit monotonous, but again, no theme sticks for too long so I guess it's ok - very punk in that regard even though I hate calling this punk.
I have listened to the singles off this album many times. My little sister bought this when it came out and I came around to it (forgive me) after repeatedly hearing it in 1994. This holds up well. The singles all 5 of them do much of the heavy lifting but the other songs are good too. I like Green Day and think that their body of work stands up favorably to their peers from the 90s.
good listen enjoyed it a lot. I loved the mania.
"Dookie" is an enjoyably well-crafted album. It contains a handful of essential five star tracks that form the corner stone of Green Day's catalogue and live setlist to this day. I realise that many consider "Dookie" to be Green Day's magnum opus but it doesn't quite hit those heights for me, as on the whole I find that Green Day's material to come over better in a live setting than on a studio album - they are quite stunning live. Four stars. 1 "Burnout" (4/5) 2 "Having a Blast" (4/5) 3 "Chump" (4/5) 4 "Longview" (5/5) 5 "Welcome to Paradise" (5/5) 6 "Pulling Teeth" (5/5) 7 "Basket Case" (5/5) 8 "She" (4/5) 9 "Sassafras Roots" (4/5) 10 "When I Come Around" (5/5) 11 "Coming Clean" (4/5) 12 "Emenius Sleepus" (4/5) 13 "In the End" (4/5) 14 "F.O.D." (4/5) Total - 61 Average - 4.36 277/1001 148/277 albums reviewed were new to me
C'était sympa j'ai beaucoup aimé cet album même si je n'ai pas trouvé de chanson particulièrement marquante, mais j'ai aimé tout l'album !
Me gustó bastante, algo diferente a lo habitual para mí pero me da esa sensación de nostalgia porque probablemente mis papás (sobre todo mi papá) lo deben de haber escuchado de adolescentes
As much as every song is entertaining in it's melody, and I respect the album for that, nothing in the production makes it stick out enough on a first listen
What's interesting about this album is that it captures an enduring youthful nonchalance. It captures that not really caring vibe without trying to stab at anything in particular and I like that. It was a powerhouse of the time and a band that suits that pop / rock energy that can easily exist on the arena stage. A fun, silly energy that is a spectacle. Probably why it endures and is worthy as it's a bit cultural and a rite of passage to pretty much anyone and will inject into most people's lives at some point on their musical journey. Albums that can do that deserve some praise is my thinking as easy to get snobby about music sometimes. You could argue it has a commercial edge and not all of it is amazing but has well written lyrics and distils the "arena" energy into a tight package.
-I mean obviously I love this album it feels like home to me -I didn’t realize so many of these songs were on Dookie first and then American Idiot later? Or just on Dookie? I thought American Idiot was full of all the hits lolll Favs (outside of the ones I know really well lol): Chump, Longview
Good
Light 4
I mean, yeah? Yes
Such a great album. I am the exact same age as the members of Green Day, and so this album hit me in a particular way when it came out. There is some filler on the album, so it doesnt make 5 stars, but a great listen. And nothing funnier than punk gatekeeping. Green Day are a punk band. They play pop punk. Like the Buzzcocks. Johnny Lydon said Green Day are crap and don't deserve to be called a punk band. This coming from a guy who was in the punk version of The Monkees (which, honestly, is an insult to the Monkees). Enough with the gatekeeping.
Buen álbum, para los adolescentes de la época de fijo un boom Tiene buenos hits como basket case, y encontré otras joyitas que ni idea Muy buenos solos en algunas de las rolas también Sería un 3.8 para mi
qué buenos recuerdos, el primer disco que me compré <3 i love you
liked the opening track Really like the groove and feel of each track, the drums and guitar are great feels very quick and to the point very much young adult angst, loved welcome to paradise, when i come around great punk rock, loved the energy of this thing Loved the opening track and really loved Basket Case and Welcome to paradise. Very punk rock, feels quite raw compared to later stuff
Duh! My Nevermind.
Love this!
Never got into green day much, but this was quite good. 4/5
Music does not have to be complex to rip. This really gets going in the second half with a good-natured, classic, young kind of punk that brings the fun of being a teenager back. This is for the the platonic ideal of this sound fro the 90s and contains some absolute bangers (when I come around). Is consistent, fun, I like ho buried the vocals are behind a nasty guitar
Сразу скажу, я считаю этот альбом точно слабее American idiot. Здесь очень разнообразные по концепту песни, исполнение в целом свойственное группе, но как же однотипно чувствуется этот альбом из-за звучания. Не знаю, абсолютно каждый трек похож друг на друга, и если бы мне нравился стиль Грин дей полностью-цены не было бы альбому. Но это не так, разбавить некоторыми треками плейлист-классно, а так я остался больше разочарован. При этом мне не хватит совести поставить этот альбом с теми, которым я ставил 3 балла. Я с малым желанием, но поставлю 4, я правда не понял культовости именно этого альбома, увы(
This is a good album. I loved it when it came out. I haven’t heard this in years and putting this on really took me back to those days of carefree youth. This album still sounds good and the songs are written, arranged, and performed very well. Maybe the album is 2 or 3 songs too long and the juvenile lyrics may not resonate as much in my later years but it’s still fun as hell to listen to! It is odd though that there are no albums on this list by Bad Religion, NOFX, and Pennywise because those bands did put out some albums that are better than this one for this genre. It seems that the way the choices in this list often works is to highlight albums that have sold a lot, which is a poor metric to go by when it comes to judging great art, but Dookie ain’t half bad so I’ll take it!
Great album!! A lot of really good songs
RAD
I wanna say three bangers, solid listen over here
Never gets old.
I think these kids are going places!
Wow, Longview is still so good. Didn’t expect to enjoy this as much as I did!
Classic. 4.5.
I don't think I've listened to this in the past 25 years. It's aged, but aged well. Dynamic and melodic. Silly. White Stripes simplicity. Bass lines that hook. I miss Nick.
I liek a lot
Not their grand opus but really good nonetheless.
Any day I get to listen to Green Day is a good day. This album embodies alt punk rock and set my Apple Music to deliver bangers all day long, this album is solid.
Good album..Heard many times before.
How to create a pretty much perfect pop punk album. Tight and catchy, some iconic tunes! Favourite tracks: Welcome To Paradise, Longview, She, Sassafras Roots
4.5 I loved all the songs except She but other than that good stuff
Like this record more than i would have thought. This lp is exactly what i wanted for this soft punk genre. And i can see that this must have been so influential for all the blink182s and sum41s that came after. Basket case is pretty iconic.
My sister had this CD, so I suppose I could have listened to Dookie before today. I’m not a pop punk gal and didn’t like the singles at the time. A full album listen was OK. No further comment.
4.5
I really loved this album. It almost seemed like it was created in a lab to appeal to a 19-year-old like me. Fortunately or unfortunately, I grew up and my love of Green Day had basically worn off by the time of American Idiot, but I still have a soft spot for this one and Kerplunk.
3.5
This is a really strong pop-punk album. Apart from the final ‘hidden track’ I don’t think there are any real duds, and some songs are very good indeed. The performances and production are also great; the band has a really punchy sound. I have two reservations, though: it does get a little samey by the end, and I also have a personal dislike of ‘pop-punk voice’, although Billie Joe Armstrong is by no means the worst offender for that. I find this style/genre a bit of an acquired taste, but can absolutely see myself growing to really love this album.
Feels like what happened when punk grew up. In a good way. Great songs. Bags of energy brilliantly captured by the recording. 4*
Never was the largest Green Day fan, but listening to this iconic album all the way through was a treat. The hits hit, and the rest of it really shows the origin of something special and nostalgic.
I am quite familiar with Green Day, so i had high hopes for this album, and I am pleased to find, it is indeed a good album. The album has many of their most iconic hits. Green Day’s sound is so fun and typically upbeat, whilst being laced with teenage angst, and I find it quite charming and nostalgic. Not a lot to say about it, just a good time.
Good
Love Green Day 👍
Almost got this album art tattooed when I was younger. Some ssooongs kinda blend tg. But the hits are HITTING. Young me loved it. FO!
Rv/g
It is a great Alt Rock album with the vibe of a punk rock group
Fun album
I bought this album back in the day and listened to it loads. It's a good album. 4/5
It blows my mind that this was released over 30 years ago. Jesus, where does the time go? This was a great album when it came out and it’s still a great album today. Fantastic driving guitar and drums and Billie Joe Armstrong’s voice is the icing on the cake. It gets you hyped even if the definition of getting hyped looks different at mid 50’s than mid-20’s. This was the perfect pick me up on a Monday morning workday after the Super Bowl.
You're not going to find a better example of pop punk. Green Day dials in their punk roots as a foundation to each song, then layers on some catchy melodies to soften the edge giving us a very familiar yet somehow new sound that even your mom can jam to. I've always been a fan of Green Day, They mastered the art of making the punk sound safe for the masses while still preserving a bit of their true punk soul. Some will say they sold out and maybe they're right, but I ask, what's more punk than giving punk community throwing all their hate at you the middle finger by telling them Good Riddance by way of an acoustic ballet. F ya Green Day
Green day are just fun.
With the nostalgia I would be putting this down as a 4.5, realistically it’s probably more in the 3.5 range. There are some forgettable songs, but the majority of them are bangers and have stood the test of time
Klassikkolevy jonka voi laittaa soimaan oikeastaan millon vaan ja tulee hyvä fiilis
Hassuva, että toinen ysärin kova punkkilevy eli ovsprinkin mässi ilmesty muutaman kuukauden sisällä tästä. Tässon kyl monta hyvää hetkee ja pääosin pelkkää työnnättämistä, mutta ihan ei kanna koko levyn matkaa. Vaikee arvioitsia onko "aikuisempi" ameriikan idijootti jopa sitten parempi kokonaisuus. Sua nährä kuullaanko sitäkin tällä listalla. No kuiteskin, monta hittiä ja mieleistä saundia. Ei kuitenkaan ihan vitkua pysty hernauttaan.
i have a longstanding, seemingly unbreakable Total Apathy towards green day, and i was hoping that listening to this would help me clarify that but it truly did not lol. my best guess is just that billie joe's snotty, weirdly rigid singing ties their whole aesthetic inexorably to a kind of arms-length gen x slacker vibe i find no personal resonance in. im realizing i dont mind the timbre of his voice, but his style sure does make everything blend together unproductively in my head and keeps me at a pretty hard emotional distance (this reaches its culmination in stuff like time of your life, where the contradictory chemistry between the music and his presence gives me a fucking panic attack). ig thats the theory i have to run with rn, but itll probably change in the future because i dont listen to enough green day to regularly reconsider it. all that being said im hard pressed to actually find anything specifically bad in the music, certainly on this record. i hear the three big singles from here all the time at work and i always remembered them being kind of samey but theyre all actually very impressively different. and honestly there aint a bad song on the record...the band is full tilt power trio (dirnt's bass especially), and they throw so much genuine Muscle on the already very catchy and sticky songs. ive always liked green day as like a Band Aesthetic...three guys who feel like theyve always been friends and always will be, the creative equivalent of found family blood harmonies. its clearly very easy for the whole configuration of their style to produce stuff i have a very adverse reaction to, and even then i dont wanna discourage artistic experimentation or whatever. but if they have a Home Base where everything works relaibly, this record certainly seems to represent it well. basket case is a moral ocd classic.
I must admit that I massively underestimated this album when it was released. Suddenly, everyone at school liked punk rock, and that was solely because they had heard “Basket Case”. I remember thinking that the song was only so-so at the time. But what really irritated me was that everyone had completely changed their taste in music overnight. Looking back, these sudden breaks—of which there were several in the 90s—were necessary for the further development of contemporary music. On the other hand, the constant style changes naturally led to very few mature albums being released during that decade. In my opinion, “Dookie” is also extremely important in music history—alongside the punk rock revival, the whole emo wave was ultimately based on it—but it is not a consistently outstanding work. Long preamble, here are a few notes on the songs: The aforementioned “Basket Case” is based on Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D and was a must for all musicians in the late 90s. I also remember the second real hit, “When I Come Around”, very well. At the time, I missed the “Norwegian Wood” references in “In The End”. Today, the strongest song for me was “Welcome To Paradise”. Otherwise, “Dookie” has its longueurs, apart from a few nice bass breaks. But that's okay, Green Day delivered their masterpiece ten (!) years later—they deserve the development time.
Classic for GenX
some good songs
Vraiment Rock j’aime vraiment. C’est un rock passe partout. Même nos parents les connaissent. Ce son des paroles trashs mal qui rentrent dans la tête. On peut qualifier cette album comme l’album rock d’une génération. 7.5/10
Really good
An album I've heard so much about, but somehow never listened to. In fact, this will be the first Green Day album I've listened to in full. I already know the four singles, but all the other tracks are new to me. • Burnout is very much that typical Green Day sound • Having a Blast is too, but I think this song's chorus is really good • I like how Chump lead into Longview, it felt really natural • Longview has an iconic bass line, but I feel like the song doesn't have a ton going for it otherwise • Welcome to Paradise, on the other hand, is a great song. I especially love the backing vocals in the chorus • Pulling Teeth is a standout song so far, it's different to the band's usual style but I really like it • Basket Case is another iconic song and for good reason, but I've reached a point where I've heard it a bit too much now. However, it's still a great song, and I remember how much I liked it before I had heard it so much. • I like the backing vocals throughout She and and Sassafras Roots • When I Come Around is the last song I already know, and it's another I really like. It has a great bass line • All by Myself is super different to the rest of the album, with a different vocalist to boot This is a really solid album, coming from someone who isn't the biggest Green Day fan. They have a very distinct style, and it can get a bit repetitive when listening to an album in full, but they pull it off really well. The final stretch of the album, from Coming Clean onwards, didn't make as much of an impression on me as the first 10 tracks, but it is still a great, well-rounded album. Favourite song: Pulling Teeth
upbeat and fun, some i recognised
Gosh this takes me right back to being 16. Love it.
i do, in fact, have the time
Bem, esse é um álbum fundamental do estilo Pop Punk. Eu gosto dele no geral, embora ache às vezes que as melodias são demasiamente fáceis. Sim, é importante ter boas melodias, mas um pouco de dissonância também cai bem. Falta estranheza aqui (aparece um pouco na última faixa). Mas sim, são ótimas canções encadeadas uma após a outra, o que faz de Dookie quase um The Best of da banda. Alguns destaques: "Burnout", "Having a Blast", "Pulling Teeth" (mais delicada e com uma melodia muito boa), "Basket Case" (hit absoluto!), "She" (hit!), "When You Come Around" (hit!!!), "In The End" (essa eu gostei especialmente) e "All By Myself" (o disco encerra num tom de brincadeira e descompromisso).
pretty fire
Pop punk pooooooooop p7uuuun
This record really is great. Beyond the genre labels and the baggage that pop-punk picked up later, the core thing that stands out here is just how good this band is. The songwriting is sharp, the hooks are undeniable, and the performances are tighter than a lot of their peers. These songs move fast, but they aren’t sloppy or disposable. What impresses me most is how many of these tracks feel sturdy enough to translate beyond the style itself. Even stripped of speed and distortion, there’s real songcraft underneath. That’s not something you can say about a lot of albums that live in this lane. The melodies stick, the structures work, and the band knows exactly how to balance attitude with accessibility. I don’t think this quite reaches five-star territory for me, but that’s less a knock on Dookie than an acknowledgment of what comes later. In some ways, it feels like the foundation for what Green Day would fully realize on American Idiot, especially when it comes to emotional range and the ballads that really stretch their songwriting. Still, judged on its own terms, this is a classic for a reason. It’s energetic, confident, and far better than the genre’s reputation would suggest. Even now, it holds up as a reminder that great pop instincts and punk energy don’t have to be mutually exclusive.
I already like a lot of Green Day's songs, so I enjoyed this! A very upbeat punk album with relatable lyrics.
Couldn't tell you what the lyrics are, but the songs are great. 4.
well, I'm not a big fan of this style, but it's Green Day, you always enjoy listening to it. Of course, "Basket Case" is easily their best song, I also liked "when I come around" and "in the end", plus all by myself seems like a perfect ending to me.
took me back to being 14 bless them
Dookie is a perfect time capsule of what it felt like to be a teenager in the 90s as its' energy still feels perfect for those all over the place feelings during those very transformative years, and yet doesn't feel dated or even all that cringey looking back on it now. The songwriting here is simple but man are there so many catchy bits that really win me over again with this album and truly make you forget just how hard of a fall from grace this band has had in recent years. Dookie is a perfect poster child for the 90s as a whole as it is quippy, smart, funny, and full of some really stellar instrumentals that will win you over with each individual listen. This album is far from groundbreaking, unless we are talking from a Pop Punk perspective, and yet it still feels so special and one of a kind for its' time before the sound it once made sound so cool became washed out by a lack of care and handling. Sometimes those childhood favorites you thought you would have grown out of stay in this nice little pocket that help you look back on the past with a big smile on your face. Nuff said!
My first time listening to the whole album, fun is the word I would use to describe this album. Its one I would listen to in the car or whilst working out rather than in a darkened room with some nice headphones.
Good album, a seminal pop punk release. Personally I prefer American Idiot.
I'm biased because I already love this album
This really captured my attention. The energy and drive of Punk with more melodic and intelligible lyrics. It lit a fire under me to listen to more Green Day!!!!
Already knew a lot of the songs but hadn’t listened to the full album. Came home with Basket Case stuck in my head so then my partner started singing it and we were just singing all the Green Day songs we knew whilst cooking dinner. Anyway, as an album it gets a bit samey but I had a great time listening to it and feeling nostalgic. Fav song: Basket Case Least fav: Sassafras Roots
Quite a catchy fun album. A bit samey at times but like how 90s it is. Specific rating - 4.2 Fav song - Basket case Least fav- all by myself
Stupid name for an album. Lots of bangers but it does get a little samey. They were playing the first concert I went to with (now one of my best friends) Milo- although probably not my favourite artist from that concerts line up. Favourite song: Basket Case Least: In The End
Not usually a big rock fan, but this definitely hit different. Surprised myself by how much I liked it. 4 stars.
Simple, classic bored white guy music
Better than I remember. Punky, catchy. Part of a time and moment.
I think this album just veers over the pop/punk line into pop too much for me, it's not bad, just not amazing to me. Plus I think "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around" while good, are just overplayed. "Longview" and "Welcome to Paradise" still hold up though.
The fun little band that got big the right way. This album still sounds fresh and sparky, like a Buzzcocks or Cheap Trick record.
really love this album, just so much fun
Call me basic but I prefer American idiot
It still holds up, makes me feel young again. What a great childish punkish album to rock out to. Some genuine bangers on here and the whole album is a good listen. Nostalgia. Well done pop punk doesn’t really get any better than this. 4.1
Another time and place album
Hard to listen with the lens of nostalgia. Reminded of some tunes I loved like Longview. The arc of the album is so good. Probably wouldn’t listen much these days but it was solid back in the day
Better than the most of the albums I had to listen here. 3.5 points
Dookie is a time capsule straight back to 1994, this is the quintessential pop-punk masterpiece, a lightning in a bottle collection of catchy, high-energy bangers like "Basket Case", "Longview", and "Welcome To Paradise" that brought punk into the mainstream right as the punk scene shunned the band for selling out... The tight musicianship, particularly Mike Dirnt’s driving bass and Tre Cool’s frantic drumming, pairs perfectly with Billie Joe’s sneering delivery to create an album that is as infectious today as it was thirty plus years ago. While I can acknowledge that the lyrics, centered on boredom, anxiety, and teenage apathy, are undeniably juvenile and the sound can feel a bit repetitive to my adult ears, that is precisely its charm. It perfectly captures the spirit of that slacker generation. Even if I have grown out of the whining or the genre itself, the nostalgia hits hard, and I can't help but appreciate the sheer fun and influence of this record. It may be simple, but it’s a classic that still makes me want to scream along to every word.
dookie :3 KKKKKK FAVS (top 3): welcome to paradise, basket case, in the end mençoes honrosas: having a blast, chump, longview, sassafras roots, when i come around, all by myself GOSTEI BASTANTE, so me assustei com o fim q as musicas ficaram bemmm curtinhas do nada tipo 1 min de musica? i mean okayyy nota final: 4/5
I'm not too hip to enjoy this. Insomniac was the first album I ever bought so this period of Green Day hooks up the feelings
São músicas que eu costumo escutar e gosto bastante, álbum muito bom.
Fun album
Great album by basically the New American Undertones. Singles fine variety and attitude and great drums n bass. Bit reminiscent of early Jam in places. Obviously slightly American clean but that does not damage the music.
The seminal pop-punk album! I love that it doesn't really take itself seriously.
As green a day in the 90s could be! And containing all these banger ("Longview", "Welcome To Paradise", "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around") still a fun listen after all these years.
Right, so this I completely get it, it's a harder, yet poppier, update on the Violent Femmes. All this marketing nonsense about them being punks, and their original fan base deriding them for "selling out", gets in the way of some pretty cool rock and roll which appeals to most teenage boys ( as a rule). There was a right of passage period where both the teenagers who were in my house played this, and I must say I enjoyed it being pumped. While i'm banging on, listening to this I was reminded of what the late great Ian Mcdonald had to say about pop music (author of the insanely fabulous Revolution in the Head). Ian argued that there are three things which most pop music listeners are looking for: listening to the music, the sound, the playing, listening to the words, the lyrics, and the lifestyle, the look, the vibe etc. Get 2/3 and you are doing well, get 3/3 and you are in Karen Carpenter greatness. I think the Green Day boys kinda ticked all three boxes for a particular audience here and it works It's fun and stupid, I really like the stupid in this. Rock and roll.
love this album, so many classics.
Couple of great tracks. The rest was good
Awesome. This album changed my life in 2nd grade
Top Pop Punk album
OK this was another throwback album. It still slaps.
Such a strong debut
Green Day are fun, though I struggle to tell many of their songs apart. Ilistened twice and both times thought I'd reached the end of the album when When I Come Around played, not sure why but it feels out of order
Tiukkaa ja tarkkaa soitantaa, ihan kiva
a very solid album all around you can never go wrong with dookie thrift god blessed me that day i got the cd of this album for 3 pounds has always been an album with songs that lurks back into my music rotation each year so many bass lines that i want to be able to play fav: when i come around
Don’t Burnout with this one.
I used to masturbate to this when I was a wee young boy, good memories
In 1993, Green Day was a much different band than they would become in the years to follow. They had a sound much closer to that of traditional Punk Rock, infused with a Pop catchiness that would go on to define the late 90s. I'm a huge fan of Pop Punk, and although Green Day has never been my favorite in the genre, Dookie remains a staple record. It captures a rebel youthfulness inherent in the best Punk projects, doesn't take itself to seriously and puts out some seriously killer singles. Basket Case has been played to death unfortunately, but Welcome to Paradise and When I Come Around still have a bit of life left in them yet to be sucked out by commercialization. The album as a whole feels immature but polished, which is exactly what I like in Pop Punk in particular. Obviously the album had a massive cultural impact and was instrumental in ushering Punk Rock to popular audiences, but even 30 years later separated from its cultural impact I think Dookie still holds up as a very solid album. It never really loses its drive and manages to stay fun and interesting throughout its runtime.
Blistering speed, biting power chords, and pop hooks that endure. Criticism of this album, by and large, misses the point. If you think this installment is lazy or boring, please consider these kids were stoned out of their minds when they made it.
энергичный альбом, попробовать по комнате в целом прикольный:)
Not as big of a hit as American Idiot, but it's my favorite Green Day album. I used to hate this band for being overplayed, overproduced and generally just emblematic of whiny rich kids from Southern California not getting that second trip to Disney Land like they wanted.
Favs: Having a blast, Welcome to paradise, When I come around, She Frase fav: So why are you alone wasting your time? When you could be with me wasting your time.
GREENDAYYYY Mais je préfère american idiot évidemment Je trouve que beaucoup de chansons se ressemblent parfois
When I come around is on here. Good sound!
I liked the sound of this album. Lots of the classic Green Day songs are on here. Many of the songs have an almost too similar sound/feel for this to be a 5 for me.
4 stars
What I have learnt from this projectbis thatbI am nat a huge fan of punk, but pop punk with surf music influence, oh yes! Especially the ones that I grew up listening. Green Day was huge in the 2000s, I knew them with "Warning" music video, and was familiar with mistbof the tracks in this album, although, I had never listened to the whole Dookie before. And what an album! I love how the melodies are captivating and how fun they made punk. 4/5
Catchy, danceable pop punk, but with deceptively dark lyrics in places. Felt shorter than it was, no doubt due to the brevity of the majority of tracks. The recognisable singles were good to revisit, and I really enjoyed them again within the context of the rest of the album.
A lot of classic songs. I’ve heard most of these before but didn’t realize they all came from Dookie. I can see why this is regarded as one of the best Green Day albums. Really silly end track
- thought of poop because of the name - i like the word sassafras - “bite my lip and close my eyes” insert speed face - i like welcome to paradise - btw i was listening to this album in the car otw to bellaire - BASKET CASEEEE - “may i waste your time too” 🥺 - i like intro to when i come around - i like 1:15-1:38 of emenius sleepus - all by myself is a cute way to end the album -7/10
fav song: basket case
7/10 album, it got repetitive after welcome to paradise though
Feels like youth and finding out adulthood isn't all freedom. Too much male perspective for it to be a full 5 for me.
Vibes de la outro de una sitcom de Disney XD. Divertido y energético. Es un álbum que tu hermano mayor te recomendaría.
This was such a vibe to listen to. The lyrics felt relatable and fun, and the music was energetic and cool. I really enjoyed the album from start to finish and had a great time listening to it.
Fun! Felt like teen angst. A lot of “I don’t want to grow up” vibes.
it’s green day
This album is featured in many of my middle school memories as I was just starting to get into music.
I feel like everybody knows a few songs from this album. I grew up with it. It’s something I can listen to no matter the mood or environment. Some songs sound almost the same, but so what? It’s Green Day, we like them, and we respect their brand of punky/poppy/guitar-driven rock. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hann inte lyssna just den dagen men jag har lyssnat innan och tycker om albumet!!
Dookie ist das dritte Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Band Green Day und markiert ihren kommerziellen Durchbruch. Die Aufnahmen entstanden im Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, Kalifornien, unter der Produktion von Rob Cavallo. Musikalisch ist das Album klar im Punk Rock bzw. Pop-Punk verortet, mit kurzen, direkten Songs und eingängigen Melodien. Zu den bekanntesten und stilprägenden Stücken zählen „Basket Case“, „When I Come Around“, „Longview“ und „Welcome to Paradise“. Inhaltlich kreisen die Texte um Alltagsfrust, Orientierungslosigkeit und jugendliche Selbstbeobachtung, ohne dabei komplex oder überladen zu wirken. Die Produktion ist vergleichsweise sauber, bewahrt aber genug Rohheit, um den Bandcharakter nicht zu glätten. Insgesamt ist Dookie ein prägnantes Punkrock-Album der 1990er Jahre, das Einfachheit und Wiedererkennungswert konsequent verbindet und bis heute als Referenz innerhalb seines Genres gilt.
Not a huge Green Day fan. But this one is a classic of the era.
Bangers, way better than most pop punk
Oh yes, klassiker i sjangeren. Blir i godt humør av denne.
I quite like the album. I didn't skip any song.
Another nostalgia album in a way but I actually hated Green Day when they were a thing and now I actually quite like them so I can give a 4 quite easily.
Punk Rock Classic. As formative as it gets. Pure nostalgia.
C'était nice. Je trouve que Green Day ça vieillit mal, ça devient un peu kitsch, mais perso j'aime bien 4/5
Seems to have gotten more fun as it's aged. The singles off this album are still classics.
i enjoyed it lots of classics and a good length and story carried throughout overall just angst and vibes
Very much enjoyed this taste of Green Day, takes me back a few years, I do like their energy, and meanings in songs, on top form here too.
Surely had its part in starting the punk comeback in the 90s. Nice album.
1 star for nostalgia, 3 for the kickass album it is.
I hadn't listened to this album in its entirety before, glad I am now. Basket case is always a jam. Favorite I hadn't heard before: Emenius Sleepus.
Very good album.
Great to hear this again, I hadn’t played it all the way through in years. My brief tenure as a Green Day fan began with their previous album, Kerplunk, and ended with this one - not because everything else wasn’t any good, just because these two created the blueprint and I didn’t need to hear them trying to make the same records over and over. This is great fun though - Longview, Paradise, Basket Case and She in particular still stand out as perfect blasts of punky pop.
Dookie is a little one note, but a heck of a way to announce yourself to the culture. The hook writing is kind of crazy since some of the “throwaway” songs have pretty good hooks that would have been radio material for other bands. When they occasionally stray from the formula, their results are mixed at best. They got better at that over the years.
4/5 - Probably not a truer 4 on this list yet for me. I enjoy it. It belongs on this list. It had a huge cultural impact on radio music for mostly worse, but impact nonetheless. It just lacks any personal connection or emotion where I'm psyched to hear any of these songs anymore. That said, there's hardly a weak spot on the whole album til the very end, and it's 38 minutes. Take notes, Red Hot Chili Peppers.